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Race to save ‘rare’ South West recordings

Sound clips of local music, spoken history and dialect are being painstakingly preserved.

Sound clips of local music, spoken history, dialect and even church services are all being painstakingly preserved.

The Sounds of the South West archive has been made available online for the first time - with about one hundred clips available.

The BBC’s Martin Jones looks speaks to those involved.

Picture: BBC/Martin Jones.

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